Portable bed for automobiles of the sedan type



Jul 10, 1928. 1,676,987

J. M. LINE PORTABLE BED FOR AUTOMOBILES OF THE SEDAN TYPE Filed April 2, I926 Patentecl July 10, 1928.

UNITED STATES OHN M. LINE, or smmvemnnn, MIssoURI.

. PORTABLE BED FOR AUTOMOBILES OF THE SEDAN TYPE.

Application filed April 2, 1926 Serial No. 99,305.

This invention relates to improvements in portable beds and more particularly to that type adapted to be supported in motor vehicles for the use of the vehicle occupants.

vThe invention has forits object to provide a bed embodying such structural features as adapt it, when not in use, to be compactly folded and stored away and which is further provided with improved hangers specially adapting the bed to be supported in operative position in sedans and similar closed types of vehicles.

A further object is the provision of a hanger capable of adjustment so as to adapt it to vehicles of various sizes and which is connected with the frame structure of the bed in such manner as to afford a high degree of strength and stability. 7

. In the accompanying drawing wherein an i approved embodiment of the invention is illustrated,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the interior of a closed car showing the bed applied to use;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through one of the windows of the motor vehicle showing the bed hanger and adjacent portions of the bed structure.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the hanger.

Figure 4c shows a modified hanger.

Referring to the drawing in detail the numeral 5 indicates one of the two cross bed bottom 10 formed of canvas or equivalent material. The outer end of each end 7 is connected with a chain 11 adjustably attached at 12 to the adjacent end of the cross member 5 whereby the tension of the bed bottom 10 may be varied according to the weight to be imposed thereon. V n

The improved hanger includes a single piece of material, preferably channel iron which is bent to provide the vertical intermediate portion 14 and the oppositely directed parallel portions 15 and 16. The extremity 15 of the hanger underlies the adj acent end of each cross member 5 and is held rail 9 secured to each side edge of the flexible,

in position thereon by a single U-shaped clip 17 riveted or otherwise fastened as indicated at 18 to the cross member.

The hanger is so arranged that the channeled portion thereof is presented to the underside of the cross member 5 whereas the underside of the extremity 16 is fiat. The side edges of the cross member 5 are grooved as at 19 so as to. accommodate the flange 20 defined bythe channel in the hangerand said fiangesin coacting. withthe grooves in the cross member act to prevent lateral displacement of the hanger with respect to said suggested in Figs. 1 and 2 and as above stated,'the fiat underside of the hanger presented to said sill. In order to prevent marring or injury to the finish of the sill a strip of fabric 22 or the like is passed over the end of the hanger and the ends thereof are clamped in place by a rivet 23 passing throughthe medial or web portion of the hanger.

The cross members 5 and side rails 9 of the bed having been extended to operative position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as to tension the bedbottom 10, the hangers are slid outwardly on the cross members 5 until the extremities 16 thereof are seated and supported-upon the sills 30 of the windows 21 in which position the bed is firmly supported in an elevated position.

Due to the engagement of the flanges 20 in the grooves 19 lateral displacementof the hangers relative to the cross members is pre-' vented whereas vertical displacement of the hangers relative to the cross members is vented by the clips 17.

The modifiedform of hanger as illustrated in Figure 4, instead of being formed of a single piece of material, is made in two presections designated by reference characters 15 and 16 the former also being preferably of channel iron with a vertical portion 14, and subserving the same function as pertions 15 and 14c of the preferred form shown in Figure 3. The section 16 is detachably secured to the vertical portion 1 1 of section -15 and extends above and outwardly thereing folduble cross from with a downwardly turned'flange 23; the lower portion of section 16 and the vertical portion i l of section l5 being provided with a'per'tures to receive bolts for adjusting the hanger to seat of varying' heights A strip of fabric 22 surrounds the horizontal portion of the upper portion of section in elfde r to p ote t h sil freer and clips carried by the cross members confining the hangers in position thereon.

2. In a bed structure, a bed frame including l oltlalzlle cross members, end -si-llLengaging hangers of channel form defining flanges slidably embracing end guided by said cross member atone end, and clips carried by the cro s m mbe eenfining the ha gers in position thereon. V Y

3. In a bed structure, a bed frame ineluding foldable cross members, sill supported hangers made of channel lomn-defining flanges slidably embracing illlCl guided :by said cross unembers at one end, and clips carried by the cross members confining-the hangers in position thereon, a silliengaging eoveringstpphedto the opposite end of each hanger and partially received in tlie ehannel thereof to prevent its displz cen'ient; Intestimonywhereof I- afiix my signature,

JOHN M LINE. 

